Morgan Moves Differently

Morgan Key
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Personal Journals

Morgan Moves Differently is a podcast about navigating life a little differently—and finding plenty to laugh about along the way. I’m Morgan: a wife, mom, wheelchair user, and someone living with hereditary spastic paraplegia and the lasting effects of bilateral hip replacements due to Perthes. Here, I’m talking about the parts of disability that don’t always make it into the highlight reel: the grief, the frustration, the tiny victories, motherhood, mobility, adapting to a body that doesn’t always cooperate, and learning to build a life that works for me. It’s honest, sometimes emotional, occasionally chaotic, and always sprinkled with a little humor—because disability is a huge part of my life, but it isn’t the only part of me. This is Morgan Moves Differently—real life, just from a different perspective.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 6: There’s Room for All of Us to Win

    Have you ever watched someone do something incredible and just thought, wow… the human body is amazing? This week, I’m talking about the things I love watching other people do—from diving to dancing—and how I can admire someone else’s abilities without feeling jealous of what I can’t do. Living with HSP and chronic pain has changed the way I see movement. There are things I wish I could do, and days when I wish my own life felt a little easier. But I don’t believe someone else has to lose for me to find joy in my own life. There’s room for all of us to win. I’m also sharing a little life update about our decision to stay in our current home for now and make it more accessible as our needs change. So grab your coffee, pull up a chair, and let’s have a little conversation about admiration, comparison, accessibility, and learning to celebrate one another.

  2. Oct 30

    Episode 5: I'm Still Me, Even When My Body Changes

    What happens when your body changes, your abilities change, and the life you imagined starts looking completely different? In this episode of the Morgan Moves Differently Podcast, I’m opening up about the emotional side of living with a progressive disability and learning to navigate a life I never expected. I’m talking about motherhood, the guilt of not always being able to do the things I want to do with my boys, remembering when I could walk down the aisle, and the complicated feelings that come with needing help with things I once did independently. I’ll also share how my husband continues to see me as the same person, even as my disability changes so much about our everyday lives. Because the truth is, I can be grateful for my family and still grieve the things I’ve lost. I can accept help and still miss my independence. And I can struggle with my changing body without losing the person I am underneath it all. I’m still a mom. I’m still a wife. I’m still creative, silly, and figuring things out as I go. My disability is part of my story, but it isn’t the whole story. So grab your coffee, get comfortable, and let’s talk about what it means to find yourself again when life looks different than you imagined. And if you’ve ever felt like a major life change made you question who you are, I’d love for you to know you’re not alone. ❤️ Welcome to Morgan Moves Differently — different, not less.

  3. Oct 23

    Episode 4: Where Do We Go From Here?

    Sometimes the hardest part isn’t where you are right now. It’s trying to figure out what comes next. In this episode, I’m talking about the questions I’ve been asking myself lately — my changing mobility, a home that’s becoming harder to navigate, and what the future might look like for our family. Do we renovate the house we’re in, or start planning for a more accessible home? How do I balance hoping to walk again with making sure I have the accessibility I need today? And how do you make big decisions when you don’t know exactly what the future holds? I’m also sharing a few little moments from this week, from an unexpected experience at Costco to a Snoopy mug and a Michael Jackson song that reminded me of my Uncle Eric. Life doesn’t stop while we’re figuring things out. There are still frustrating days, funny moments, grief, little reminders of the people we love, and reasons to smile along the way. I don’t have all the answers, but maybe that’s okay. Maybe we can figure it out one step at a time, even when those steps look different than we expected. ☕️ Grab your coffee and come chat with me. And as always, I’d love to hear from you: Have you ever had to rethink your home, your future, or what independence looks like for you? Thank you for being here and growing with me. 🎙️ New episodes every Friday!

  4. Oct 16

    Episode 3: I Finally Stopped Looking Down

    For years, I looked down at my feet when I walked. Partly because I needed to watch where I was stepping so I wouldn’t fall… but also because I was embarrassed by the way I walked. I didn’t want to stand out. I didn’t want people staring. I just wanted to fit in. I never expected that becoming a full-time wheelchair user would actually help me feel more confident in myself. In this episode, I’m talking about the embarrassment I carried for years, learning to accept my disability, and how using a wheelchair has changed the way I see myself and the world around me. I’m also sharing an update on getting my new wheelchair for FREE and why advocating for yourself can make such a difference. I’m still learning. I still have hard days. And I’m not going to pretend acceptance means loving every part of living with a disability. But I’m learning that I don’t have to hide who I am, apologize for needing help, or prove my worth by pushing through everything. I spent years looking down because I was afraid of what people would see if I looked up. Now, I’m finally looking up. Grab your coffee, get comfortable, and let’s talk about it.

  5. Oct 9

    Episode 2: I thought I’d grow out of it

    For most of my life, I thought my body would eventually catch up with me. I worked hard. I pushed through the pain. I didn’t want special treatment, and I definitely didn’t want to believe that my disability might become a bigger part of my life. I thought if I just kept going, I’d get stronger. I thought I’d grow out of it. Instead, my body kept changing—and eventually, I had to face the reality that this wasn’t something I could simply push through. In this episode, I’m talking about growing up with a disability, learning to accept help, the pressure I put on myself to keep up, and the realization that sometimes strength looks very different than we imagined. This is the next part of my story—and I’m still figuring it out as I go.

  6. Oct 2

    Episode 1: I Didn’t Know I Was Disabled

    What does it feel like to grow up knowing your body hurts, but not realizing just how different your experience really is? In this first episode of Morgan Moves Differently, I’m taking you back to where my story began—when I was just 9 years old and started experiencing horrible hip pain. After years of doctors, a diagnosis of Legg-Calvé-Perthes, growing up learning to live with pain, and eventually having bilateral hip replacements, I thought I understood my body. But I didn’t understand disability. For years, I simply adapted. I worked, pushed through the pain, laughed things off, and never really thought of myself as disabled. Looking back now, there were so many signs that I just didn’t have the words—or the perspective—to understand. This is the beginning of my story: the things I remember, the things I didn’t understand at the time, and how I eventually came to realize that my life had been shaped by disability long before I ever called myself disabled. This podcast is about disability, motherhood, grief, adapting to a body that doesn’t always cooperate, finding humor in the chaos, and learning that doing life differently doesn’t mean doing it wrong. So… let’s go back to the beginning. ❤️

  7. Sep 24

    Morgan Moves Differently — Coming Soon 🎙️

    Something new is coming. 🎙️✨ I’m Morgan—a wife, mom, wheelchair user, and someone learning to do life differently. Morgan Moves Differently is where I get to talk about the real stuff: disability, motherhood, marriage, grief, adapting, and finding the humor wherever I can. I’ll be sharing my experiences with Legg-Calvé-Perthes, bilateral hip replacements, hereditary spastic paraplegia, becoming a wheelchair user, and learning how to navigate a life that looks a lot different than the one I imagined. But this podcast isn’t just about disability. It’s about the messy, funny, frustrating, heartbreaking, and completely ordinary parts of life. The things we don’t always talk about. The things that can make you laugh one minute and cry the next. I want this to be a place for honest conversations, real-life stories, a little chaos, a lot of laughs, and hopefully a place where nobody feels quite so alone. The podcast is coming soon. ❤️ Until then… welcome to Morgan Moves Differently.

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Morgan Moves Differently is a podcast about navigating life a little differently—and finding plenty to laugh about along the way. I’m Morgan: a wife, mom, wheelchair user, and someone living with hereditary spastic paraplegia and the lasting effects of bilateral hip replacements due to Perthes. Here, I’m talking about the parts of disability that don’t always make it into the highlight reel: the grief, the frustration, the tiny victories, motherhood, mobility, adapting to a body that doesn’t always cooperate, and learning to build a life that works for me. It’s honest, sometimes emotional, occasionally chaotic, and always sprinkled with a little humor—because disability is a huge part of my life, but it isn’t the only part of me. This is Morgan Moves Differently—real life, just from a different perspective.

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